# Breviary of Philippe le Bel

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MASTER HONORÉ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-honor-r60fd050719a700>)
- Date: 1251-1300
- Technique: Manuscript \(Ms. lat. 1023\), 205 x 135 mm

## Commentary

Breviary of Philippe le Bel before 1296 Manuscript \(Ms. lat. 1023\), 205 x 135 mm Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris This prayer book, which was assembled for a member of the royal household, contains a single miniature, placed between the Calendar and the text. The upper part of the leaf shows the Anointing of David by Samuel and Jesse in front of the gate of Bethlehem; beneath appears the struggle of David and Goliath. It is one of the most significant works of French painting from the closing years of the 13th century and paves the way for Jean Pucelle.

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- [Book of Hours](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-honor-r60fd050719a700/book-of-hours-rdee23198cb9762>)
- [Decretum of Gratian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-honor-r60fd050719a700/decretum-of-gratian-rbf1711420e028e>)
- [La Somme le Roy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-honor-r60fd050719a700/la-somme-le-roy-r0f1882e82a6aa5>)
- [La Somme le Roy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-honor-r60fd050719a700/la-somme-le-roy-re3493e8de7fc38>)

## Attribution

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